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CBC: 'It's so much worse': Renewed fighting in Ukraine pushes town to brink of humanitarian catastrophe
'It's the fourth day of this, and now there's no heat, no water,' Avdiivka resident says
After two years of relative calm, Ukraine's war with Russian-backed rebels took a deadly and destructive turn this week, pushing one town in the country's eastern region to the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.
Intense shelling has left Avdiivka, a community of 20,000 people located just north of Donetsk, without electricity, heat or water during a particularly frigid cold spell that's seen temperatures drop to -22 C at night.
But it's not the cold residents dread the most; it's the threat of lethal Grad rockets, a type of unguided heavy artillery developed by the Soviet Union.
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More News On The Ukraine War
Fighting flares in eastern Ukraine -- CNN
Ukraine appeals for help against Russia as fighting flares -- AFP
Civilians killed in worsening Ukraine conflict amid concern Donald Trump's stance could be emboldening rebels -- The Independent
BBC reporter films Kiev tanks in residential area on E. Ukraine frontline (VIDEO) -- RT
EU's Tusk Says Fighting Must Stop In Ukraine, Points To 'Russia's Aggression' -- RFE
‘Humanitarian Disaster’: Thousands of Civilians Caught in the Crossfire as the War in Ukraine Escalates -- Daily Signal
Dangerous conditions in Ukraine after heavy fighting shuts down power, water – UNICEF -- UN News Centre
The Flare-Up in Ukraine Is Not Just About Putin -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
